In offices where primary domain controller (server) was crashed, it could not be restored immediately, so that we can well use of Backup domain controller as primary domain controller.below is the script to be run in backup domain controller to make it to primary domain controller
In
Backup server
Go to
CMD
C:\>ntdsutil
ntdsutil:
roles
fsmo
maintenance: connections
server
connections: connect to server ms1.cordon.coms (Backup server machine name)
server
connections: quit
fsmo
maintance : seize schema master
fsmo
maintance : seize domain naming master
fsmo
maintance : seize pdc
fsmo
maintance : seize rid master
fsmo
maintance : seize infrastructure master
quit
quit
quit
C:\>ntdsutil
ntdsutil:
roles
fsmo
maintenance: connections
server
connections: connect to server ms1.cordon.com
server
connections: quit
fsmo
maintance : transfer schema master
fsmo
maintance : transfer domain naming master
fsmo
maintance : transfer pdc
fsmo
maintance : transfer rid master
fsmo
maintance : transfer infrastructure master
quit
quit
quit
NOTE:
Restart
go to command prompt and type gpresult it will display as
primary domain controller